{"id":566579,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/566579/?format=json","text_counter":303,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2065,"legal_name":"Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi","slug":"ferdinard-kevin-wanyonyi"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. At the outset, I want to say that I am one of the victims of the bigger parties. Funding is very important. The amendment is just saying that the threshold is high. We are talking about reducing the threshold to 2 per cent. We are not saying that there will be formation of other small parties. We are saying that the threshold of 5 per cent is very high. For example, I The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}